RUNAWAY racehorse Brocklesby Bill caused chaos when he galloped off through farmland and woods before being caught by a random dog walker three miles away.
There was disbelief at Salisbury on Wednesday as the 25-1 outsider went on a wild detour right before his big debut.
Racing TVBrocklesby Bill got rid of his jockey, broke free from the racecourse and disappeared into brambles moments before he was due to make his big debut[/caption]
Racing TVThe lovable two-year-old was seen galloping through a nearby farm past diggers and other machinery[/caption]
Racing TVHe was eventually caught some three miles away from the racecourse by a dog walker[/caption]
Racing TVHe thundered past diggers and tractors on the farm[/caption]
The mad scenes started when the young debutant dumped off his jockey Ben Ffrench Davis ahead of the 2.42pm contest over seven furlongs.
Loose, the rogue horse then jumped over the course fencing and was shown on live TV disappearing off into thick brambles.
Racing TV cameras captured footage of a man coming from another angle in an attempt to catch the horse in a ‘pincer movement’.
But he had no chance and the horse was happy to gallop off through the nearby farmland.
That developed into a run through the woods before a dog walker just so happened to stop him some three miles away from the track.
Fortunately the horse, who is trained by Kathy Turner, was perfectly fine.
The gelding is named in honour of her late father Bill, who sadly passed away in August at the age of 78.
Bill, who Kathy said in an emotional interview with Sun Racing columnist Matt Chapman was like ‘everyone’s dad’, won the Brocklesby race at Doncaster a record six times.
Giving an update on the tearaway two-year-old, she said: “He’s all good now, but he went nearly three miles before he ended up on a footpath and a dog walker caught him.
“Ben (Kathy’s son) was the first one down to try to catch him.
“The vet (Martin Peaty) was brilliant. He clambered through the brambles and hedges with my son.”
This is far from the first time a loose horse has gone on a run a long way from where they’re supposed to be.
Incredible footage showed this thoroughbred galloping down a main road near Musselburgh in Scotland late last year – before he was caught when he stopped at traffic lights.
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